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ARTICLES or ASSOCIATION 



BY-L^^V^S 



ADOPTED BY THE 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
COTTON MANUFACTUEEES AND PLANTEES, 



APRIL 29, 1868. 




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BOSTON: 

PHEKTISS & D ELAND, PRINTERS, 

1868. 



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OFFICERS. 



AMOS A. LAWRENCE, of Boston, Mass. 



0itc ^rjEsibcnts. 



W. P. Haines, Biddeford, Me. 
E. A. Straw, Manchester, N. H. 
P. L. Robinson, Bennington, Vt. 
E. R. MuDGE, Boston, Mass. 
Gardner Greene, Norwich, Ct. 
Henry Lippitt, Providence, R. I. 
D. J. Johnston, Cohoes, N. Y. 
George Christie, Paterson, N. J. 
William Divine, Philadelp'a, Pa. 
D. Lammot, Jr., Wilmington, Del. 
James A. Gary, Baltimore, Md. 



D. Callender, Petersburg, Va. 
J. T. MOREHEAD, Reidsville, N. C. 
L. D. Child, ColumBia, S. C. 
W. E. Jackson, Augusta, Ga. 
Daniel Pratt, PrattviUe, Ala. 
J. W. Wesson, Wesson, Miss. 
George Brodie, Little Rock, Ark. 

B. B. Lenoir, Lenoir, Tenn. 
William Newcomb, Louisv'e, Ky. 
Adolphus Meyer, St. Louis, Mo. 

C. H. Gould, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Viviuxitz CommittfijE. 



George L. Ward, Massachusetts. 
Wm. Goddard, Rhode Island. 
Charles S. Smith, New York. 



D. S. Brown, Pennsylvania. 
G. P. Tiffany, Maryland. 



^latbtiral €ammiiizt. 



EwD. Atkinson, Massachusetts. 
Aaron P. Osmond, „ 
B. F. NouRSE, „ 



E. O. Abbott, Connecticut. 
James Hamilton, Mississippi. 



Pac^incrg €ommiiizt. 



A. D. LocKWOOD, Maine. 

W. T. HORROBIN, ,, 

Richard Garsed, Pennsylvania. 



Robert Johnson, New Jersey. 
H. N. Gambrill, Maryland. 



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B. F. NouRSE, Massachusetts. 
James B. I\ing, Georgia. 
Abram Murdock, Alabama, 



Charles Tabor, Massachusetts. 
Thomas J. Borden, ,, 



^hectors. 



H. V. Ward, of Massachusetts. 

W. A. Burke, ,, 

JosiAH Bard WELL, ,, 

Samuel Batchelder, ,, 

KiCHARD D. Rogers, ,, 

John Webster, ,, 

G. L. Ward, „ 

James Y. Smith, of Rhode Island, 

m. b. lockwood, 

Amos N. Beckwith, 

William S. Slater, 

Amasa Sprague, 

Thomas J. Hill, 

George W. Chapin, 

A. D. Smith, 



Augustine Haines, of Maine. 
Samuel W. Johnson, of N. York. 
Archibald Campbell, ,, 
B. H. Jenks, of Pennsylvania. 
Dennis Kelly, ,, 

D. S. Brown, „ 

Gen. RoBT. Patterson, of Penn. 
Richard Garsed, ,, 

John Farnum, ,, 

William Kennedy, Maryland. 
B. Deford, ,, 

W. H. Baldwin, Jr., ,, 
Thos. J. Hardeman, Macon, Ga. 
Benjamin Micon, Tallassee, ,, 
Abraham S. ♦Humphries, Miss. 



€xtn»vcttt. 
ARTHUR T. LYMAN, of Boston, Mass. 



The government of the Association is authorized to add from ten to twenty 
names to the above list of Directors, so as to include, if possible, a representative 
from each State. 



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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. 



Whekeas the growth and manufacture of cotton constitute 
important branches of national industry, largely involving the 
labor and capital of the country ; and whereas their future de- 
velopment and permanent success require greater co-operation, 
on the part of those engaged in them, than has heretofore 
existed, "- 

Therefore, we the subscribers, for the purpose of promoting 
more effectually, by all appropriate means, the advancement 
and prosperity of those interests, agree to associate ourselves 
together under the name of "The National Association of 
Cotton Manufacturers and Planters," and be governed by 
such rules and by-laws as the Association may from time to 
time adopt ; provided that no debt shall be contracted which 
shall be binding on the Association or its members individually, 
beyond the amount of the stibscriptiobs for one year. 



B Y-LA.^^S. 



Section I. 
Members and their ^Elections. 

1. All persons whose names are enrolled as members of the 
Convention of Cotton Manufacturers and Planters, held at 
New York, April 29, 1868, may become members by subscrib- 
ing the Articles of Association. 

2. From and after the adoption of these By-laws, members 
shall be elected only at meetings of the Government ; and no 
person shall be eligible to membership, who is not proposed for 
election by some actual member, by written notice to the Pres- 
ident or Secretary ; and no person shall be admitted, if five or 
more votes are given against him. 

3. The Government, at any duly organized meeting, may 
elect corresponding and honorary members by the unanimous 
vote of the members present. 

4. Each person admitted as a member of the Association, 
except corresponding and honorary members, shall pay to the 
Secretary the sum of ten dollars as an admission-fee. 

5. Every manufacturer or corporation shall pay in advance 
an annual assessment of two dollars per thousand spindles, and 
planters and others, an assessment of ten dollars per annum, 
in advance, to the Secretary, in addition to the admission-fee ; 
and upon the refusal or failure by any member to pay such 

■ assessments, his name shall be presented to the Government ; 
and, upon their vote, be struck from the list of members. 

6. Any member who shall have paid his assessments in full, 
may withdraw his menibership, by giving written notice thereof 
to the Secretary. 



Section II. 
Officers and their Election. 

1. The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, 
and one Vice President from each State represented in the 
Association — said Vice Presidents to be Chairmen of the 
auxiliary State Organizations, which may be formed subordinate 
to this Association, in their respective States ; a Secretary, a 
Treasurer, not less than thirty nor more than fifty Directors, 
and the members of the Standing Committees hereinafter 
designated, who together shall constitute the Government of 
the Association ; and nine of whom shall constitute a quorum 
for the transaction of business. 

2. The GoveruTnent shall have power to hold meetings at 
such times and places as they may think proper ; to appoint 
Committees on particular subjects, from the members of the 
Government, or from other members of the Association, with 
full powers to act on such Committees as though members of 
the Government ; to approjDriate the funds of the Association J 
to' print and circulate documents, and publish articles in the 
newspapers ; to carry on correspondence, and otherwise com^ 
municate with other associations interested in the growth or 
manufacture of cotton; to employ agents, and to devise and 
carry into execution such other measures as they may deem 
proper and expedient to promote the objects of the Association. 

3. After the first choice, all the officers of the Association, 
except the Secretary, shall be elected by ballot, at the annual 
meeting, the votes of a majority of the members present being 
necessary to constitute an election; and they shall continue 
in office for the term of one year, or until their successors are 
elected, and qualified to take their places. No person shall be 
eligible for the office of President, or Vice-President for more 
than three years in succession ; and one-fifth of the Directors, 
and one member each of the Standing Committees, shaU retire 
each year, in the order of every fifth one of the former and the 
last one of the latter, as their names shall stand on the bal* 
loting list. 



4. The Government of the Association shall choose the Sec- 
retary, and shall define the duties and fix the salaries of all 
officers of the Association. They may also fill any vacancies 
occurring in their own body, after the annual election, by death, 
declination to serve, resignation, or any other cause, at any reg- 
ular or special meeting at which a quorum shall be present. 

Section III. 

Meetings of the Association. 

1. There shall be an annual meeting of the Association, for 
the choice of officers, and the transaction of other business, on 
the last Wednesday of June, at such place as the Government 
may appoint, the first meeting to take place in June, 1869; 
and notice of such meeting, signed by the Secretary, shall be 
mailed to the address of each member, at least thirty days 
before the time fixed for the meeting. 

2. Special meetings may be called by the Government, or 
upon the written application of twenty members not in the 
Government, to the Secretary ; notice thereof to be given in 
the same manner as for the annual meetings. It shall require 
twenty members present at any meeting, to form a quorum ; 
and, in case of there not being a quorum, the meeting may be 
adjourned by the presiding officer. 

Section IV. 
Duties of Officers. 

1. It shall be the duty of the President, or, in his absence, of 
one of the Vice-Presidents, in the order of seniority, to preside 
at all meetings of the Association and of the Government; 
and the President, or one of the Vice-Presidents, shall audit 
and sign the annual accounts of the Treasurer. 

2. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all moneys re- 
ceived and expended for the use of the Association, and shall 
make disbursements only upon vouchers approved in writing by 



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the Secretary, and one member of the Committee on finance. 
When his term of ofiice expires, he shall deliver over to his 
successor all books, moneys, and other property; or, in the 
absence of the Treasurer elect, the same shall be delivered to 
the President. 

3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to give notice of, and 
attend, all meetings of the Association, and of the Government, 
and to keep a record of their doings ; to conduct all corres- 
pondence, and carry into execution all orders, votes, and 
resolves, not otherwise committed ; to keep a list of the mem- 
bers of the Association, collect the assessments, and pay them 
over to the Treasurer ; to notify officers and members of the 
Association of their election ; to notify members of their ap- 
pointment on Committees, furnish the Chairman of each Com- 
mittee with the copy of the vote under which the Committee 
is appointed, and, at his request, give notice of the meetings of 
the Committee ; to prepare, under the direction of the Govern- 
ment, an Annual Report of the transactions and condition of 
the Association with such statistical information as he may have 
collected under the direction of the Committee on statistics, 
and, generally, to devote his best effi^rts to forwarding the 
business, and advancing the interests, of the Association. 



Section V. 

Committees. 

1. There shall be an Executive Committee, to be appointed 
by the Government, and four standing Committees, viz., — 

A Committee on Finance ; 
„ „ „ Statistics; 

„ „ „ Machineet; 

„ „ „ Raw Materials; 

each to consist of five members, and to act under the direction 
of the Government. 



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2. The Committee on Finance shall have the general superin- 
tendence of all matters of finance connected with the Associa- 
tion : and one of the members thereof shall give his written 
approval to all vouchers of expenditure, in order to their 
payment by the Treasurer. 

3. The Committee on Statistics shall, with the aid of the 
Secretary, inquire after and collect statistical information re- 
lating to the growth and manufacture of cotton, especially such 
as will tend to show the progress of its various branches, both 
at home and abroad, and have the same incorporated into the 
Secretary's annual report. 

4. The Committee on Machinery shall investigate new inven- 
tions and improvements relating to the manufacture of cotton 
fabrics, and report thereon to the Government. 

5. The Committee on Raw Materials shall take into consider- 
ation the origin and extent of the various raw materials used 
by the cotton manufacturers of the United States, especially 
the supply and consumption of cotton, the amount and charac- 
ter of the home growth, and the means best calculated to 
increase and diversify it, and report the results of their investi- 
gations to the Government. 

6. The reports of the several Committees provided by this 
section shall be printed, with the Secretary's annual report, and 
copies thereof sent to each member of the Association. 



Section YI. 

Amendment and Repeal. 

1. These By-laws may be amended or repealed by a vote of 
two-thirds of the members present at any duly organized meet- 
ing of the Association, provided notice of such proposed change 
shall have been presented, in writing, at a previous meeting. 



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